Gaming Machine Act 1991

A licensed monitoring operator or licensee may change, or cause to be changed, the percentage return to players for an approved game for a gaming machine on licensed premises.

Unless the commissioner, by written notice given to the licensed monitoring operator or licensee, approves otherwise, the change must be applied to each gaming machine that—

is installed on the licensed premises; and

has the same game and betting unit as the gaming machine to which the change relates; and

is not part of a linked jackpot arrangement.

If—

a gaming machine (the new machine) is installed on licensed premises; and

the gaming machine has the same game and betting unit as another gaming machine (the old machine) previously installed on the licensed premises; and

the percentage return to players differs between the new machine and the old machine;

A person may apply to the commissioner for an approval under subsection (2).

The application must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

A person must not make, or cause to be made, a change mentioned in subsection (1) (a return change) in the period prescribed under a regulation (the restricted period).Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

A person does not commit an offence against subsection (3) if—

ownership of a gaming machine mentioned in subsection (2) changes in the restricted period; and

a return change is made in the period but—

only after the change of ownership; and

only once in the period.